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MediaCoder is free batch media transcoder distributed under a GNU License capable of transcoding audio and video files to most of the popular formats. Marketed as the "Swiss army knife" of media transcoding, MediaCoder makes a valid attempt at fulfilling the typical user's transcoding needs in a simple interface.

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Support many compression formats
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Freely distributed
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Open-source and makes use of open-source codecs
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Easy to use
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Extensible with extension scripting
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No Nintendo DS video support (yet)
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Typical Uses

  • convert to and from popular video/audio compression formats
  • reduce file sizes and improve compression
  • convert media for playback on mobile devices (PSP, iPhone, etc.)
  • ripping audio/video discs
  • repairing corrupt media files
  • extracting audio from video files

Support file formats

  • MP3, Vorbis, AAC, AAC+, AAC+v2, MusePack, Speex, AMR, WMA, RealAudio, mp3PRO*
  • FLAC, WavPack, Monkey's Audio, OptimFrog, AAC Lossless, TTA, WAV/PCM, Waveform
  • H.264, XviD, DivX, MPEG 1/2/4, Theora, Flash Video, Dirac, 3ivx*, RealVideo*, Windows Media Video
  • AVI, MPEG/VOB, Matroska, MP4, PMP, RealMedia*, ASF, Quicktime*, OGM*
  • CD, DVD, VCD, SVCD, CUESheet*, HTTP*, FTP*, RTSP*, UDP*

* supported as input only

Architecture

MediaCoder is actually a front-end GUI to a set of command-line codes and multiplexers, and pipes the decoder's output directly to the encoder's input, thus avoiding temporary files requiring more disk space. MediaCoder support an Extension scripting infrastructure allowing users to extend and modify the interface and user-experience.

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4 comments about MediaCoder

1.  avatar Erik  Jan 14, 2008 5:05pm

I just downloaded this today on Omar's recommend. I love it. It is very powerful, is easy to use, and supports many file formats with support for many parameters. I've used SuperC and FFMpeg in the past, and I think this may kick both of their butts.
2.  avatar tcoombs  Jan 21, 2008 6:06am

it seems very powerful. i think you need to know what you're doing with formats, because i don't really, and i struggled a bit.
3.  avatar Omar  Jan 21, 2008 10:19am

Ya, you definitely need to know some stuff about formats otherwise you'll be lost in the interface. The quick-guide templates help out, but really the whole encoding/decoding world is very difficult to get into.
4.  avatar dialupinternetuser  Apr 09, 2008 7:51pm

It's kind of an odd program, it GUI is clearly aimed towards advanced users, however many advanced users I think would prefer a command line. The only reason I use it is for it's presets.
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    Key Features:

    Manufacturer Stanley Huang
    Price $0.00
    Software Type Transcoder

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    4 contributors -  Erik, dialupinternetuser, tcoombs, Omar
    Created: 01/14/2008 - 16:58
    Modified: 04/09/2008 - 19:52